Americans don't have high confidence in Trump's cabinet choices or managing gov spending, new poll finds

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Just 44 percent of U.S. adults reported feeling "very" or even "moderately" confident that Trump will appoint well-qualified individuals for cabinet or high-level government positions.
55% : During his first term, Trump saw a high rate of turnover within his administration which could contribute to the public's low level of confidence and expectations in crafting and maintaining a new administration.
53% : The poll also found that 47 percent of U.S. adults said they feel "very" or "moderately" confident that Trump can effectively manage a government budget.
44% : But beyond his cabinet picks and government spending, the public also has a low level of confidence in Trump's ability to oversee the military and White House.
43% : More than half of Americans are not confident in Donald Trump's abilities to appoint well-qualified people to his cabinet or manage government spending effectively, despite recently electing him to lead the United States, according to a new poll.
38% : Trump has specifically tapped billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the new government advisory committee, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), to drastically cut back government spending.

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